Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 743 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Built
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Built
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Led
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was part of
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Improved
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Did some things
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Led
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Designed

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